New Advertisementa. TREASURER'S SALE /\F UNSEATED LANDS FOR \ / TAXES roll 187 V*, AND PREVIOUS YEARS. Notice IN Ucnrbjr |riv*lt, llint in |mrstianr* of An Art of AMemblj, |m**o3 tin* 12th day June, A. I*. |B|,ft ( entitled An Art to ainr*iid uii Art directed the mode of stdliiiK QOMHitPii land* In Outre county," mnl tin* several H4>pl*uiriitM thereto, there will l* exposed to imldic *l* or outcry, the follow inn trtm-lM of iiuaeßtml lands In Mid roiiuty lor tin* UXM din* and unpaid thereon, nt the Court House lii the Borough F Belle font- , on the SKUOND MONDAY OK JUNK, A. D, 1880. •tKKNER. Acres Jk Per. Warrant©*. Tuxes. 2.V) Thomas J.dihston, L'i 00 .50 Ami Cooti, 1 HO 58 Ro|*r| llolmex, 2 Of 60 Joint MtMiro, 1 HL .'MI J. D. Harris. I HO Jolin Davis, 1 44 100 Foster Tats (owner), *2 do ROUGH. 1 '.Hi ] of Prtl'kl'r A I.IK tin, 114 1 :uCi 112 John CiK'hmn, 23 62 3#9 145 D Karskndden, .'HI 02 4-1 163 Jonathan llnrvey, .33 |u 4il 40 MOM* llood, 33 18 418 40 William Hood, 32 |8 433 163 Jo-lnli Humes, 33 4o 424 70 Garret Cotlinger, 32 04 lino Krmik McCoy, 2d 12 111 RNSIPE. 2t*l William Miller, V Ho . 108 Bird Ml Uton. 81 87 140 llenry Harris, 8 OH 1' I Michael OUIYUII, 1 ."MI 43! l 18.1 John Bugg, •'* 75 41* John Shy in, • 41 415 Kit Caiihy, ti 44 433 llUl Samuel I'micoast, 0 75 379| David Lewis ft 58 41 • John Barron. t> 44 411 TIIOIIIIIN P. Wharton, 12 75 '.4 Walter Slewart, I (Hi .'III 22 Paul Cox, 42M 14<> 22 John Vaughn, 31 no ■4 DU John Donelly, 44 t-1 163 J-din Kidil. 26 *4 4id IM llenry iHimdly, 2d h| 4-1 163 Robert Brady, 40 20 4.1 168 Rolierl Urny, 20 hu I*-; 168 William lie wart, Id 44 4.. 16:1 John IH* wart, ]; 14 1; 163 Jnumi TOHCN, l.t u I'd ltd \\ IIIIHUI Gray, 1.3 14 415 Johti Weitxel, JO |HI 415 Janie.i Hlaek. 12 89 41" Joseph J. Wallace, 12 81l 4-5 103 \\ ill tain Cook, Uf 44 4CI 163 John Cowden, Id 44 4-.I 163 Wii lin 111 P. Ilrady, 26 Ni 4 •! ltd Henry Shaffer, 26 Ho l-'id ltd John llouoel, * 2*' 15 4-; DVI John Lyon, go 15 433 1 iwt Charles Gotten, 26 Ho 433 lilt Tie-run* Grunt, I i 44 4 ! 163 John llrndy, 13 44 4I" John Boyd, 25 7d 4-1 16.1 Alex. Greave#, l.t 44 • 433 lrtt Jo*|di Motrin, id 44 4.21 DU TIIOHIOM Hamilton, id 40 33 DU John Dyer*, Id 411 15 Jacob Wei* I tier. 12 xo 33 DU Benjamin Young, l:t p-, 421 16.1 Alex. Hunter, Id 46 4.13 DU Samuel Hunter, Id 4c, 4id DU Thomas Greaves, Id 4*, 4.'U IM Keanris Tench, id 41; 4.13 163 George Harrison, 13 .41; 433 l'U John Nicholson, l ; 4#. 433 l'U BUIr McCluimlian, 1:1 46 4CI L'U Peamon lluaC, fU 81 4.1 J 151 George M> < IHIIAII.III, 63 HJ 4;ci 1.53 Polly Met iaiiahan, 53 HI 411 l'U Ami M< < l'-ti.ihan, fu m 4 U 151 Oeirxr Meade, fU 81 4 u IfU Andrew Pettlt, 5.1 H| 4:id 153 Wllliaiii Itingliniii, .VI 8| 415 Nathan levy, 12 Vi 415 Joae|>h Ttioinaa, 12 Hi 4ld DU J'MM'jdi Uallace, Id 4#; 4CI DU Joae|th Wallace, Id |6 4.U I rid William B* It, ).I §#-, 4 U DU Samuel M. Kot, 21 27 415 Sarah M. Tahuan, 21 H5 216 *3 of Jeremiah Parker, :j :V4 4C| DU Alexander Bell, 24 4 4 U DU Alex. J. Bullae, Id 46 ci arts 4':1 Rebecca Kelw, w 54 m) 1 '6 J allien Mi'br, 18 60 2U J allien Irwin, 24 Ml ♦MI >!•!. Hal lea ell, 5 58 415 Kether Stilly, M t 415 Coe|>er Wlntar, 5.4 no HHOJ Joeejdi Ke|i. 8 d 6 2h; t'aleo Lawn 1 *, 8 .'IT, 'Joj leaac Luiptteth, H JK 4*Cl 108 Jamea White, 41 •107 l.indley Coat a, d io 415 William (iilliert, 7u 2>i 4 C'l 151 Samuel Scott, .'lB Dl 415 Jeaee Wnlii, 2t> 46 415 Molly Wharton, 2; 86 415 J*ph Wain. 27 mi •lit Hi>-hrd Wain, 24 M* dsn 49 John S. Karat, 2* •il'U 16.1 Thoniae llale, :i\ 2, 415 Jacob Wain, 2d 79 djo Jonathan Willie, 24 m* 897J Robert Ainaly, 1.1 ret 415 John Mrf'auley, 16 27 415 Charlee Allen, 27 26 217 Kiohburn Wharton, i 14 ;,u 2m BicliarU Tutiie, 17 imi 'JUT) Caleb bwn*. J d Vh 2"7 i Naac lenir*freth, J dAS 15H 9d Job W. Packer, 27 In 1-5 llenry Donald, 8 |6 2CI Robert AlnUy, i 85 20 DMi Richard TunD, 14 OH 4.C1 1U Tlioruae McKwen, 2* 62 217 Kiahbiirn W harton, 2h 6.5 50 J. W. A 8. C. Porker, 2 90 2HO Philip Meyere, ;i5 -jo D 6 Simon Meyera, Id gt> I 428 Michael Meyere, .16 nt. i 4.'U Joaeiih Ih*t|iii|{, 111 ](• 1 620 Job W Packer, 6 fo 1 In W. M. Packer, 7/7 •Mm t John P Mitchell, 6 re I {JJIiC Job W. Parker, 2 .1-8 15 J of J. W. Packer, Id i J Z. Long, 15 00 i 4:ct DU Ben). R. M-rpmi, # n 50 rxaouaox fM! I•nine Buckley. .1 641 > 5i Joinh Luhby, .1 u> I 60 Richard Motiely, d f<n I 1 ( > Abraham llicka, 4; I ORCiMI. | 20 35 John F. Price, 42 1 '•o John Rote (owner), 2 51 I '"" Bernard llnlily, 64h 4m William Taggart, 2 19 4" David Taggart, 2 10 4(41 William I'Ogan, 2 1" John Painter. 2 10 miiM. 416 John Sin,|,tiun, 4 6d 765 John Kidd, 2 (6 228 159 William Mnahy, 244 •B I to Adam llolinder, .1 88 d<M (Mi Albright Swinefonl, 819 4.15 Charles Hall, 27 7.1 HALF VOO9. •1 50 Abraham Klder, 26 44 II Tlkmi. lleyNkill (owner), Hlo 24 Jac. Van|i"ot fowner). 4 4.' 6d 88 i 2. Yan|*>d rotate (owner), 144 6* 76 C. \'atipMd eatate (owner), 4 611 40 lo Peggy Shearer, d 66 If IRRIN. 407 92 Kearney Wharton, 073 John Irwin, 2 91 J. C. KDher, | 96 1 •'** John Irwin, 2 47 4 ,g William Brown, 7 mi Michael Brannen (owner), ]y Oeorge Fox, 9 MI John Irwin, I 7n •50 John Irwin, lE*, HOWARD. 20 William Cr<Mmaii, | 17 I'M 63 John Brady. |g (g; 49 142 Samuel leather*, 571 '<!■" Jooeph Hrayahurg, H 51 ncrroK. 120 Adam Kitliii 14 |o ÜBUTT. J. t D. fiiineanlna, 2 85 Part John Potter, 18 ho 775 J true* A. (Jnlgley, 8 23 •18 Itoea Baker, 4 21 7#5 Heotge l. lie**, 8 23 Rnlwit A James llayn 32 7hß Dan'el Kr*fiae ( IV. 10 79 Samuel P. Siienk, (owner,) 4 To 4 Daniel David, 1 03 MARIOS. 55 18 J. D. Shugert, 226 W. A. Thi'tnae. 24 (Ml M- Alexainler Scf.tt, 53 26 H ] ID Abraham Snyder, 28 58 '■ William Allison, 6 60 v Mriklmofit, 6 28 ■f2 66 John Cormnn, 60l ;H 47 Jacob iMtt, (owner.) 2 40 H, 81 IKS. llenry Tolsnd, 7 Aft ■' ; David Williams, 7 .54 H : : 4 Jeremiah Parker, 5 76 ■ • Thoitiaa Tones, ] ft.) 716 John Mackey, 7 ;,| •6 so B# ni. Young. 275 ■ 7 • William Barton, 1 :c; Ridieii (lray, I 77 Thomas (Irani. 8 4:1 Alexander llnnter, 6 16 Jeremiah Jackeon, 7 63 William Steadman % || Rolrt Taggart, 2 81 Thomas Mm I lit, 8 ,1A Aaran l*vy, ft 42 Rdiert Brady, 7 63 Hannah Brady, 7 62 Itolert Dray, 7 28 DM) Aliinhain Scott, 1 77 50 Suiuiiel 80011, Mil 150 Abrahiiin Scott, 2 67 90 Suuiuid Mcott, I 60 255 Jane Brady, 4 52 i 200 John Itlady, d 55 419 John Migfricd, 7 45 t 3(8) William Parker, ft 32 , 125 John Dot*ey, 2 22 I 125 MiH.ri. W but ton, 2 22 402 lift William Miles, 7 12 1 20 William Packer, 48 I 320 Joseph Peart ill, ft ho | djo 128 dcorge Kltts, ft 46 IM CM) S. Derr A Jin*. Rtahl, 401 • POTTRR. 4<NI William lioflman, II MO 4<NI Daniel Levy, II HO 130 54 John Mto tier, 270 7 45 Jacob (Vintalairder, 1 18) J.din Bitner, Sr. (owner), 1 82 7 680 Parker, j.) d7 770 I'arker, 9 ;18 ' 732 Carotliers, 2 64 ' 4(M Shires Kuliuer, 12 61) ' 327 S. A A Mcott, 10 34 138 134 ilvorge Koust, 138 Rl'Mtl. ! 433 153 TV I'. Morgan, 67 ftft ; 4CI 153 Thotnoa Greaves, 17 36 1 433 153 David Ik'w|h, 17 36 t 4."ci 153 Philip Kberinnn, 17 dti 1 4:U l'U Jacob Wctxlcr, 17 36 1 50 Jtdin Wells, 2 01 \ 268) Joseph Strong, 8 (si ! *250 Paul Wells. 10 01 4°o James BtlUi. 15 28 , 300 Thomas Kr-kln, 12 AMI 4.3:1 Ifld Hennet Lucas, 17 80 John Burg, 8 on t 433 163 Henry Piukerton, 17 36 430 9 James Bnncy. 17 21 .Matthias liralV, 12 (N) 4:C3 153 lb*bot Irvlei, 67 6.5 4:c'f D'u John Punk, 45 92 ' 323 Hugh I'attoii, .'ii 5H 4t*M) 147 Jacob Hush, 03 |9 422 44 John Wenimap, 65 82 402 110 Jacob W'eidiuaii, 62 62 75 Joseph Harrison, .1 p| 4CJ Jft3 Jac'b Hudesill, 17 38 413 llCl Paul llu-h, 1,7 65 4 U HU p„l Bla. k. 67 65 431 163 Paul Such, 07 56 | 4CI |O3 J*hn Borland, 67 65 433 191 John Kcllv, 6* 65 4:ci 103 John Bush, 67 Aft 433 103 John Much, 67 ftft 4(B) John Black, 62 4n Joseph Wells, 4H 66 4.C1 153 Diehard Malotie, 67 Aft 4.-I I U James Toller, 45 02 433 IA3 John llamhright, 67 ftft ' 4.U lA'l Andrew Grail, 07 66 4(7 117 Christiati Mitsser, 03 oft 4n Samuel Chestnut, 0 24 15 Casper latwreiit c, 9 ,tft 439 103 John Hopkins, Ho 72 4ci lAt John Wilson, 12 2u 4-1 l.Vt Daniel Buckley, 67 Aft 4-U L'U Itn hard Peters, 2i 68 10(0 Jtdin Ctipenhsver, lo 40 l(H) John Co|H*tihaer, ft *Ji 2 M# of Andrew Allison, 62 00 of A. Allison A John Lilly, 02 4) 4331 163 William Gray, ](U 93 0 James Wilson estate (owner), 5 90 SHOW Bit OR. 4" William P. Mil. kell, 2 60 360 John Pirn, 4*; an 4.C1 lAI Kearney W harton, 56 :ift ' 433 Rolrert Walters, 66 .'Cft David Carscaddtiu, 13 (si ' 4-1 IfU Andrew Summers. 14 ()| 433 153 Moore Whartotl, .56 49 • 4-1 lAI William Parker, M 49 • 4-U 1 .VI ltb*-cra Wain, • 66 49 413 IA3 Ib tijamln 11. Tallmati, .56 19 4CI |.AI Kli Wharton. 59 49 4CI IVI A. S. Valentine, 56 49 43.1 I U M T. Mlll.k-n, :A 49 N. J Mitchell, 26 2>) 431 (b*org<> Kldy, 56 James T. Hale, 49 79 433 James McMonus, Ml 29 433 Samuel Linn, !A 29 ' 4'U IbMijamiu It Morgan, 6 T* 4CI lAI Thomas Greaves, 56 35 1 4.13 Andrea Bayard. 56 29 4 :4 J offtarniicl Dolnsin, 28 D) ' 2 of Jetemlah Parker, 7 20 1 :> Job Beilly, 73 20 4si D. Karsksdcn. 26 <■> !< Sarah Ihttlebell, 6 60 4CJ 7.1 N.J. Mitchell. 26 59 412 44 Davul CarMadon, At At 412 44 David ('arsradon, At 8.3 1 2H7 HO David Cars.adon, *7 38 4.C1 120 l.uke Minser, 28 21 4-'t3 lAt Iranris West. 14 10 4.13 LAt William II West, 14 lu 4.C1 IM John West, 11 Jo *CI lAI D. II Cunningham, 14 In I9IH 71 John M. Neskit, 14 In *4l 144 Hugh Pi in, 46 87 3QO 141 John It' iley, 46 87 43W It'inl W tison, 56 32 | 433 103 Kearney Wharton, 64 37 I •rkura. 16 Jt>hn L. Kurtv, 1 47 j Thomas Harrison, (owner.) IN J 92 102 Thotnaa Tliornhiirg, ' ft 79 I TAILOR. Moses Coats, 47 14 j 4"0 J ones Buh, dl iy 1 433 163 Tl.ovnas M•"Common, ;tt 77 j 4.U !♦'.! Kly ID-'tmaii, A.I 77 j 1"0 James Mo-.re, 3 V 8) s<) Vincent Stephens, 4 vo j 4Ct 163 I.*-sly Mai .lie, fc| 77 433 16.3 Jdm M< Omnmon, :tt 77 ; 176 M'iscs Gat*, 2H 36 ' ®i Joseph Voder, . CM) ! 4 :1 Hugh Hamilton. 22 14 ] 434 W W. Montgomery, 44 yi ! 434 John Montgomery, 41 *j)t j 1-50 JohnCarr, 17 Bft j ! James Carr, :io 6" I D) Michael W f idner, 12 7ft i I ,B * Michael Weidnei, # 411 HO 80 Ja> oli H* ck. 7 36 !•" George Motig, ft |n I 433 153 Mary Smith, dd 15 IW) William Wilson, Ift .10 I'*' Da*il Itaiston, ' 15 do AD A.M. Klder. 12 75 25 Clement ICH Vwlth, 63 7ft 1*23 Tract Ko. I 4.1 m* 184) Tract No. 2 45 TH") D 9 Trait No. 18 48 90 ! 11l Tract Nn. 8 gft r; 910 No. 12 82 08 j 71 of Thomas MH.lure, 7 gft 91 C. Yanpisd, U |s 307 William Bell. |M4 on 1 niox. 96 It Mnlhollaiid. 2D 18 Isi 80 William Brwer, 21 75 2'MI Ann Deal, 41 gft P. A R. Kulins, 20 80 1(F) Jane Blake, 21 3n I'D Samuel Pliip|i\ 21 do 117 Buyer Davis, 6 p j 4-'Ct I.VI Robert Stewart, 22 58 398| 6Ja*nerer Ilratiham, ft 20 139 Samuel I bij.ps, 14 46 I IBr John CiM>|ier, 14 56 of Ikyre iHivis, ft 20 i 82 96 Rudolph Mtilholland, 1A 96 I WM.IIR. 74 M Christ. Rohrer, * 98 60 ! 212 Satniud Barkman. 8 08 : !•■) David Reed, • 5 7(1 I Mary M> Kwen. Pi 64 9'l I*3 James Sutlar, 770 j 40 John Baker. 1 ;,j 46 John MrComlng. nr. j • 9 Henry Din k, Sr., (owner.) 3 rr2 i WORTH. 174 Hoover A Reese, 26 7* 1(6 William Mlilprn, Jr., 12 MI 433 16.1 Samuel Scott, 11 46 The sum of fifty cent*, mat of advertising, will la* lid* lev I to the taxes and ctufa in each case. A. VK A KICK | 'Prtnnurer. Treasurer's Office, lb Deb ute, Pa , 1 April 10.1M0 / "JMIK CENTRE DEMOCRAT BOOK and JOB OFFICE RUSH HOUSE BLOCK, BELLKKOMTX, PA., L KOW OPPKHINO OREAT INDUCEMENTS TO THOMR WIPIIINO PIRKT-CLAMI Plain or Fancy Printing. Wo have unusual facilitiM for printing LAW BOOKS, • PAMPHLKTS, CATALOGUES, PROGRAM MRS, STATEMENTS, CIRCULARS, HILL HEADS, . NOTE HEADS, BUSINESS CARDS, INVITATION. CARDS, CARTES DK VISITK, CARDS ON ENVELOPES, AND ALL KINDS OF BLANKS. Mr Printing done in the beet itjle, on •hort notice and at the loweet rates. MWOrden by mail will receive prompt attention. €ET W B E LLKFONTE, PA. NKWB, FACTS AM* SUCAILXRIONS. TM lUT ur THI NATIOXAL WKLrAKK IN Til* INIKLI.I. IIIXO* A* II I'HIiNI'.KITV or TIICVARMKK. livery fanner in hit annual es/ierienre discover* something of value. Write it ami neml it to the "Ayriruttn ral Editor of the DKMOCRAT, llelUfonte, I'enn'a," that other farmers may have the benefit of it. J.et communications be timely, and be sure thai they are brief and well pointed. WEKHH will now conic on rapidly, nnd If permitted to get n good start, much additional labor will lie requir ed to put everything in an good con dition as is requisite ; weeds are not hard to keep in check if taken at the right, time which is before they come up V F.< SETA nr. F.H must grow rapidly to Ik* of good quality. A little extra trouble in watering, manuring and cultivating makes the difference be tween crispness, freshness and line flavor on the one hand, and stringi ness, toughness and flatness on the oilier. TOBACCO farming is assuming i somewhat important proportions in Centre county, and it will interest those engaged in it to learn that in the old tobacco districts the coming crop is likely to suffer materially j from a fly which is destroying the young plants. We have not heard of any trouble of this kind in our county, and the crop being comparatively new here, it is hoped that we may cs j cape. We are under obligations to Secretary T. .1. Edge for an advance copy of the Crop and Stock Report of the State Board of Agriculture for May, 1880, so far as it relates to Centre county. Mr. Edge writes us that this is an average of all the offi cial reports from this county. Tak ing 100 as representing the condition of crops last year, the report gives the condition of our main crops as follows: Wheat, 135; Bye, 125 ; Grass, 05. Stock of all kinds, excepting cows, is reported in aver age good condition. The acreage of wheat is increased over last year, by some 15 |>cr cent., and corn by 4 per cent. While rye and oats have de* creased 5 JHT cent, an average of the estimates of the cost of farm products for this county gives that of wheat at .72; corn. .31; rye, .55; oats, .24; and potatoes, .20 per bushel, and hay at SO.OO jier ton. Clover seed is estimated to cost $3.00 per bushel, and timothy seed $1.80; while but ter costs .18 per pound. This prol ablv presents a fair estimate of the cost of producing the above crops, as it is an average of the reports of sev eral gentlemen residing in different parts of the county, who made their estimate under the following instruc tions from Mr. Edge: "Under head of "< 'ost of < 'rops and Stock," I would respectfully ask you to exercise the greatest possible care and exactness. In your calculations please place the work of two horses and a man at $2.50 |>er day, and of a man alone at actual wujes and board. I'lease in filude in your estimate, taxes, inter est, wear nnd tear of implements, one half of manure applied to the'crop, nnd all items ol actual cost. It is our wish to make this tabic as near exact | as possible." In time of droughts keep the soil in the finest possible stnte. When the entire surface is an inpalpable powder, and stirred frequently, no crop will bo destroyed by any drought that cnu l>e experienced on the Atlantic slo|w\ Fine dust is n great absorbent of moisture, and of the fertiliaing gases that pervade the atmosphere. IF your cow's teats are sore from any wash them clean with warm water, and then apply glycer ine while they are moist. Two or three applications will cure the worst eases and render the tents soft and pliable. A New YORK farmer kills the cab i>ago worm by sprinkling the plants with common black pepper from an ordinary tin box—a pound to 150 plnnts—sometimes previously sprink ling with soapsuds from the week's washing. MAN* insects harbor licncath LITE■ loose Imrk of trees, ami by scraping this off and washing the trunk and limbs with a solution of soft soap much good may be done. RYK sown this month will make an excellent summer pasture for mileh cows and give a larger return of rich milk nnd bnttcr. Cultivating the Corn Orop. The best mode of cultivation is to begin with the smoothing harrow ; thin lifter the corn him mucin u few inches growth. It will then have secured nut j licient root to prevent displacement, i the backward pitch of the teeth favor j ing this, yet at the name time at ire ing I and making fine the noil and deatioying j what foul aeeda may have sprouted ; j thio repeated weekly, or oftener, if the I raina will admit, all the whfleimproving j the texture of the soil and extcrminat- I ing weeds. The whole surface is thus worked, including the ground in contact j with the plant, which a cultivator will ! not do, working only between the rows 1 Htid not nearly so effectually. The work ■ with the Hmoothing harrow may he j continued for weeks till the corn hits ; reached the height of ten or twelve j inches. After that use the cultivator, j and as long as the corn will allow it ; i better lose a stalk or hill now and then | than let the weeds have a chance ; be- 1 j sides the working will favor moisture jn t a drouth.— Exchange. We entirely agree with the above 1 ; excepting as to the time of beginning, j '< The first harrowing should be before the corn is up—say within four or five days after planting. We practice this method ourselves, for the follow ing reasons : It destroys myriads of i | weed seeds, which, lying near or on ( I the surface, have sprouted since the ' j ground was harrowed before planting, | while the corn is so far below the i J surface that it cannot be disturbed. If the first harrowing be deferred! j until the corn comes up, we must 1 j wait until it is two or three inches j high, otherwise the tender, white sprout just shooting through the ground will be broken off. This gives j the weeds too much of a start, and permits them to become so well root ed that they are difficult to kill. In case the ground has become "baked," ' 1 as under some circumstances it will, the harrow breaks the crust, and helps the corn "come up." In "dry j tunes," when the corn is prevented from germinating by lack of mois j tore in the soil, the mellowing of the j surface by the harrow is almost as good Irs a mulch, and will materially help in securing an even stand. This is the case this season. At the time of this writing no rain has fallen since ■ the eorn was planted, and there seems i to be but little prospect for any soon. The ground is excessively dry, the j corn does not "sprout" freely, and there is danger that such of the seed j as may have been deficient in vitality or germinating |H>WIT will fail entire ! ly, and that which docs come be seriously delayed. IJelicving that I this may be remedied In part by a thorough mellowing of the surface, I * |we have the "smoothing harrpw" ! going at the rate of twenty-five acres per day—changing teams and men, and keeping the harrow going stead ily from daylight until dark. Still I another advantage to bo gained istlie ! leveling up of the furrows left by the I plow or planter, so that after the corn is up, there is much less danger of "covering" it with tlie harrow or cultivator. For those reasons we 1 believe the proper time to begin cul tivating corn is before it U np, instead , of "after it has made a few inches growth." ' Some Seasonable Poultry Hints. i < (Vrrrs|mlw|M|re of I'nultry Ysnl. ' j Sprinkle air-slacked lime pretty freely in your hen houses. It wiil sweeten the air, banish the spider i lice, cure the gapes, colds and catarrh < in the hens and hen-keeper (?). A I hen which raises a brood of early 1 1 chickens is worth two which do not; an early chicken is worth two late I ones ; early pullets will lay when eggs i are high in price. It costs about one 1 cent apiece to produce eggs; all you | get over that is gaiu. Feed often ; it j i will keep your chickens from straying, ; I from cats, hawks, and you from a < quarrel with your neighliors. I The manure from your hcn-houscs, * well composted and well applied to I some early crops, will do much to- t ward the keeping of the hens the sue- ' eeeding season. I Out Grass Early if You Want to Make 1 Good Butter. > I ' When the grasses are dried, a 1 great part of tliiir aroma has passed t away. This clement cannot be re- t placed, drain and roots may be i substituted in part The nearest we < can get to it in preparing our winter < feed is to cut the meadows as soon i as the first blossoms have appeared. I When cut at this time a great share < of the aroma is absorbed in the leaves j and straw, and retained to give tbe i right flavor to the milk and butter, t and also to give the butter the desired color, as well as flavor. Si'NrLowKKs are recommended in the Ihitchest Farmer for bean poles, t planting theui at a suitable distance i in the garden and planting the beans t around them when three or four in- I dies high. ; Extracts and Comments. One of the bent corn growers in this country nay* : "It i better to be a week lute than it week esrly. Thorough prep aration in the lir*t requinite. It de crease* the labor and cost of cultivation, and iiHHiircH a good croii, other condi tion*" being favorable. J'hn crop well put in after the ground is warm will catch up and go ahead of that put in hurriedly, in half--prepared soil, though planted two weeks earlier." OAio Farmer. AH true enough; but don't comfort yourself with this if so be that you | were a week or ten days too late ( because of lack of energy, or want of 1 proper preparation at the proper time. Gypsum in Agriculture-Composition, Ap plication and Effects. ——-- By I lis- linn. (Jm, (Jmlili'*, lii Tril'Uii'- Gypsum, commonly called plaster, is composed of 22 equivalents of wa -1 ter, 32 of lime and 40 of sulphuric acid. It is soluble in 600 times its weight of water, or about 1,000 times j its bulk, its specific gravity varying from 1.X7 to 2.31. it is used for making cement, when there is some curbonate of lime combined with ! the substances named. Calcination, i (which is simply driving oil'the water : by heat) being thoroughly perfonn | ed, the powdered plaster is wet and quickly made into the desired form, when it rapidly becomes hard. About 1H per cent, of carbonate of lime is I found in the plaster quarried near the Icily which gives it its name (Paris) l in Fance. For agricultural pur poses gypsum should consist of only the lime, water and sulphuric acid— in which case it w ill be white. Hut it is not often found perfectly pure. Oxide of iron gives it various shades of color. Carbonate of lime will be shown by applying acids, when a slight etlervesencc follows. Clay or other earthy matter, is often mixed with gypsum rock as quarried ; plain ly to l>c seen Ik- fore grinding. We have in New York State extensive beds of gypsum rock that is of cxcel lent quality for agricultural purposes. It is quarried from the beds,and usu ally placed under sheds to dry before grinding. Cnder those sheds the rock can be examined, and when found not to effervesce on the appli cation of a strong acid, and to IK* crystalline all through, light and easi ly scratched with the thumb nail, and no earthy matter combined, the color of a soft gray, it will make a first-rate fertilizer if ground fine. When should gypsum lie applied to land, bow, ami in what quantity ? When. —On meadows, pastures and \VinU£ wheat,early in the Spring, as soon as the ground is settled. On barley and oats and potatoes when fairly up. On young clover early in Spring or immediately after the crop of grain grown with the clover is harvester!. On corn, soon as it is fairly above ground. How.— A broadcast sowing machine, draw n by two horses, on which the driver rides, sowing a strip eight feet wide, can be purchased for $.16. Such a machine will do the work much better than it can lie done by casting from the 1 hand, unless the crop be in hills. Quantity. —On land that is to IK* ploughed soon, one bushel to the acre is sufficient, and as the gypsum is so slow in dissolving, it is proper to lake into account the time that will lie given before the plough will mix it w itli the earth and measurably end its usefulness. On permanent mead- ! ows and pastures, from two to three bushels arc often sown on an acre at one application The cost of gypsum i will IH* taken into consideration w hen deciding on the quantity to be used. I Where it is costly, I have hoard of good results from the use of one jieck on an acre of corn, a very little being j given to each hill. What is its value to the farintr? ! That eminent farmer, John Johnston, j now nearly ninety years of age, crown ed with the respect and love of nil that know him, ami surrounded by a great circle of friends at his home in Gen eva, N. Y., has said more than once, that ho would use gypsum on his farm if it should cost liiin S4O |cr ton. Some very carefully conducted ex periment* made at the Michigan Ag ricultural College showed that one bushel of gypsum sown on one acre of newly seeded clover and timothy produced an increased yield of a ton of hay, in the two and a hall years following; it having lK*en mowed five limes during that iieriod. Calling a ton equal *to twenty-fife measured bushels, and tbe gain to give $6 for this one bushel, we have $126 as the net gain from the use of a ton. Let prudent men cut down these figures till they think they arc within proper limits, and then uiakc some trinl of this wonderful fertilizer, llow does this mineral produce such wonderful results? No man can tell. The sci entific man has taken it apart and determined exactly what it is ; but why it produces such wonderful effects he has no more knowledge than any of us—and all he or we know on this point is what we have learned by try ing experiments, marking results and comparing notes with each other. I AM of tbe opinion, from my own experience, that it pays well to feed a good cow at each milking a quan tity of good oorn meal and bran, even when ahe is on grass ; not to add to the quantity or the butter, but to keep up the strength of the cow. She will pay it baok with interest. How to Bestore Fertility to Exhausted Farms. CKOI-N THAT WILL HSNKKIT TIIE LAUD. Stock lit M**, In Ln4 u] Hum*. in the attempt to renovate soils, it 1 is neither necessary or wise to rely on one method. 'l'iie ordinary course of farming may he pursued ; and by combining rest, green manuring,crop rotation, and tillage, as the circum stances of the farm and the farmer require, increasing fertility from year to year will be apparent. Hut while this process is going on, the farmer must, to sustain himself, sell some crop or crops, it is, therefore, im portant to know whether it will make any difference in his work of soil restoration what crop he sells. Ifoes one crop remove more of the prime elements of fertility from the farm | than another? All plants are com- of the same soil ami animal materials, hut the proportions in different classes vary considerably. The cucumber takes a!>out 2 per cent, of its substance from the soil, clover 10 and tobacco 20. Some store up large quantities of nitrogen ; in others the proportion is small. Some are rich in phosphoric acids ; others take comparatively little. 1 he elements more generally deficient in soils, and which arc the most diffi cult ami costly to supply, are potash, ' nitrogen and phosphoric acids; the farmer should carefully select for sale those crops which contain the smallest proportional quantity of those elements ; and the demands of his market may possibly be such that they will yield the greatest money I return. A ton of timothy hay is worth in market a third more than a ton of clover; but for feed and man urial purposes on the farm, a ton of the latter is worth nearly as much as two tons of the former. Sell timothy, but retain and feed clover and those fine grasses known by the general name of English hay. As compared with the root crops, the grains are rich in nitrogen and phosphoric acid. 1 herefore sell roots, and retain grain. 1 his rule is equally true when applied to animals and animal products. Milk is very rich in nitrogen and phos phate of lime; butter is nearly all carbon. Sell butter, but feed milk, and return its rich elements to the soil which produced them. Animals grow n upon the farm are a soil pro duct, made up of its choice elements, exactly the same as plants, and when j removed to market deplete it. Ma ture animals brought to the farm and fattened in barn or pasture, and then exported, carry away the same sub stance as butter, and leave the soil as I fertile as they found it. Clover Hay, and How to Make It, 1 W J kg in ('.'Utitrv ii.nii.ni.t. 1 he better way to cure clover hay is to do it almost altogether in the cock. Cut the grass, and after allow ing it to wilt a few hours to remove as much moisture as will readily oir, rake it up and cock it. If very green, make the heaps smaller, but never have clover spread over night unless cut so late in the afternoon that it is not practicable to rake it up the same lay. Of course the green clover will "heat" in the heaps, but this is just what is wanted. When clover is heating it is curing more rapidly than in the brightest sunshine, i lie weight presses the juices to the surface of the stems, and with the thermometer at 100 D to 120° or more, curing goes on rapidly. The advantage of this method is "that wc might make hay nights as well as j days- The old rule to "inake hay while the sun shines'* is obsolete so far as clover is concerned. As we gener ally get the grass in cock toward ! evening, it cures more in the few hours following tliau in all the hours la-fore it was put up. (retting it up i green will cause it to pack readily, and will also prevent most danger | from rains unless very heavy or of ; long continuance. Keeping out rain water is very important. The natural juices of the cfbver arc sweet and rich. They cure into a kind of gum, which cattle and horses relish amaz ingly, and which is extremely nutri tious. When rain water or even dew is mixed with this exuded gum the seeds of ferment are always present, and it is impossible to get the hay in the best condition. After leaving the clover generally forty-eight hours in cock it will be ready to draw. Sometimes, but not always, it is best to turn the cocks upside down an hour or two before drawing. The hay will often seein dsmp, almost wet ; but if no rain has fallen on it, there will be little danger of further heating. After clover has heated once it is much drier than it seems. Before it has beeu through this process it will aeem much drier than it is. In a large mow, or stack, this heating ia too violent and will discolor the hay; but when well cured in small cocks it will dry out more perfectly than sun and air could ever do It, One advantage of clover thus cured is that the leaves are mostly saved. It is got into cocks while quite green, and never much moved afterward. It is more easily cured, and makes better hay if timo thy has been sown with the seed at the rate of four quarts per acre. AHHKH or saltpetre, if applied in time, will hold the onion maggot IQ check.
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